Incense Burner

Object Number:

30-47-31

Current Location:

Collections storage

Provenience:

South Arabia

Date Made:

3rd century BCE - 1st century BCE

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Limestone

Description:

Limestone square trough on four feet connected by rungs. Each face is carved in low relief. There is a triangular tooth pattern above a double straight band spanning all sides with black paint in inscription only. There are cross-line incisions on the feet. There is a hole pierced through corner above the accession number. Inscription of names of aromatic plants on the four faces: Kalm, drw, rnd, hdk: reed, aloes, nard, acid (?) Note: for descriptive purposes, the front of this object is the side with the accession number.